SUCCESS bears no single standard of measure, even more so in today's results-driven landscape. Let alone the idea of gauging successful management; there is a degree of difficulty in gauging with various experts and so-called 'gurus' who provide different standards. A particular seminal article that most, if not all, business students have come across is Jim Collins' take on the concept of Level 5 Leadership. This ideal epitome of a leader exhibiting a 'paradoxical combination of deep personal humility with intense professional will,' which Collins himself dubbed to be a rare species in the business world. Nevertheless, it would be safe to digress, as perhaps Filipinos do in fact possess, if not embody, this standard of excellent leadership.